# Isaiah 7.12

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**Book:** [Isaiah](/codex/isaiah/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 10. And Jehovah spake again unto Ahaz, saying, 11. Ask thee a sign of Jehovah thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
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> **12. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt Jehovah.**
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> 13. And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to weary men, that ye will weary my God also? 14. Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:10-14, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 10. Yahweh spoke again to Ahaz, saying, 11. “Ask a sign of Yahweh your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.”
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> **12. But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, neither will I tempt Yahweh.”**
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> 13. He said, “Listen now, house of David. Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God also? 14. Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:10-14, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 10. Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying, <sup>Moreover: Heb. And the LORD added to speak</sup> 11. Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. <sup>ask it: or, make thy petition deep</sup>
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> **12. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.**
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> 13. And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? 14. Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. <sup>shall call: or, thou, O virgin, shalt call</sup> (Isaiah 7:10-14, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 10. And Jehovah addeth to speak unto Ahaz, saying: 11. 'Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God, Make deep the request, or make [it] high upwards.'
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> **12. And Ahaz saith, 'I do not ask nor try Jehovah.'**
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> 13. And he saith, 'Hear, I pray you, O house of David, Is it a little thing for you to weary men, That ye weary also my God? 14. Therefore the Lord Himself giveth to you a sign, Lo, the Virgin is conceiving, And is bringing forth a son, And hath called his name Immanuel, (Isaiah 7:10-14, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Almah vs Bethulah Objection Defeater](/codex/almah-vs-bethulah-objection-defeater/), via [Isaiah 7.10-14](/codex/isaiah-7-10-14/)
- [Isaiah 7-14 Was Mistranslated Objection Defeater](/codex/isaiah-7-14-was-mistranslated-objection-defeater/), via [Isaiah 7.10-16](/codex/isaiah-7-10-16/)
- [Sign on Demand Objection Defeater](/codex/sign-on-demand-objection-defeater/)
- [Why Doesn't God Heal Amputees Objection Defeater](/codex/why-doesnt-god-heal-amputees-objection-defeater/), via [Isaiah 7.10-14](/codex/isaiah-7-10-14/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.